Fig. 2

Time course and results of post hoc analysis. Total score changes for all study visits (screening, baseline, treatment end, follow-up) separately for the activate & fire group (dot-dashed line), the 1 Hz rTMS control group (dotted line) and the average of both groups (solid line) are illustrated for the (A) Major Depression Inventory and the Numeric Rating Scales for (B) tinnitus loudness, (C) tinnitus discomfort, (D) tinnitus annoyance, (E) tinnitus ignorability and (F) tinnitus unpleasantness. Error bars indicate standard errors. Significant differences are highlighted with bars and the corresponding p-values